Category: Sap Business One

A robust production reporting tool, SAP Crystal Reports turns almost any data source into interactive, actionable information that can be accessed offline or online, from applications, portals and mobile devices.

Features & Benefits

SAP® Crystal Reports® software is the de facto standard in reporting. With SAP Crystal Reports 2013, you can create powerful, richly formatted, dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 24 languages. A robust production reporting tool, SAP Crystal Reports turns almost any data source into interactive, actionable information that can be accessed offline or online, from applications, portals and mobile devices.

Many small to mid-sized manufacturers believe that they can do without an ERP system. They believe that their operation is simple enough that they can control it with a few spreadsheets. Often, this is simply not the case. Here are 10 of the most compelling reasons to implement an ERP system.

1. Real-time information for decisions

Without an ERP system, your team is flying blind. They make decisions based on guesswork and rules of thumb because they don’t have the data they need. Sometimes they are the right decisions, but more often, they are sub-optimum decisions that can cost you money and customer goodwill.

2. Best practice procedures

Software companies often design their ERP systems to support specific industries or verticals. As they add customers, they learn industry best practices and incorporate them into the software. By implementing an ERP system designed for your industry, you automatically make your business processes more efficient.

3. Improved visibility

If customers want to know when their order will ship or if you need to know whether you have enough of a critical component to accept a rush order, an ERP system gives you instant visibility into your operations and your supply chain.

4. Faster month-end close

ERP systems automatically process transactions and generate audit trails and financial reports that can simplify period-end closings. They flag anomalies so you can investigate quickly, and they simplify repetitive journal entries and other activities that make closing so complex and time consuming. Faster closes mean you know the health of your business sooner.

5. Increased customer satisfaction

Customers like accurate delivery dates, and ERP can help you provide them with improved inventory and shop floor visibility. In addition, the increased visibility and accuracy will help you improve your DIFOT rate (delivery in full on time), which helps keep customers happy.

6. Managed and controlled costs

ERP systems calculate and collect costs so you always have an accurate picture of your product cost and margins.

7. Better operational efficiency

By helping you to plan production more effectively, your operational efficiency will improve as you reduce setups and teardowns or unnecessary downtime.

8. Accurate records

The uniformity of record data that an ERP system instills will help ensure that your records are more accurate, which will increase process accuracy across the board.

9. Balance of supply and demand

MRP, a component of ERP systems, will help you balance supply and demand so you can reduce inventory while keeping customers happy.

10. Reduced lead times and increased throughput

Better scheduling and accurate records ensure that your schedules focus on priorities, leading to shorter lead times. Since you won’t have as many orders waiting for tooling or parts, your throughput will increase.

A robust production reporting tool, SAP Crystal Reports turns almost any data source into interactive, actionable information that can be accessed offline or online, from applications, portals and mobile devices.

Features & Benefits

SAP® Crystal Reports® software is the de facto standard in reporting. With SAP Crystal Reports 2013, you can create powerful, richly formatted, dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 24 languages. A robust production reporting tool, SAP Crystal Reports turns almost any data source into interactive, actionable information that can be accessed offline or online, from applications, portals and mobile devices.

SAP Business One provides a full CRM solution that automates your small business sales, customer service and support processes. From quotes to invoices SAP Business One has everything your company needs to manage the whole order-to-payment process, and build loyalty revenues beyond that.

Sales Opportunity Management

With SAP Business One you can drive more sales with real-time access to deals in the pipeline. Track early indicators and changes affecting your pipeline so you can spend time on what’s important, meet your revenue targets and stay ahead of your competitors

Sales Reporting and Analytics

Advanced reporting and analytics features means you can be a smarter business with SAP Business One. Custom reports provide you with detailed information about your pipeline, progress to target, opportunities, and territory or individual sales rep performance

Accounting and finance
SAP Business One provides a complete set of tools to help manage and streamline your financial operation. It automates everyday accounting tasks such as maintaining ledger and journal entries, supporting tax calculations, and enabling multi currency transactions.
You can conduct all your banking activities –including processing bank statements and payments, as well as reconciling accounts. You can also manage cash flow, track budgets, and compare actuals versus plans to see where your business stands at a moment’s notice.
By integrating your financial operation in real time with other business processes, such as purchasing and sales, you can speed transactions and improve visibility into cash flow.
The software provides comprehensive accounting and financial functionality, including:

Accounting – Automatically handle all key accounting processes, such as journal entries, accounts receivable, and accounts payableControlling – Accurately manage cash flow, track fixed assets, control budgets, and monitor project costsBanking and reconciliation – Quickly process reconciliations, bank statements, and payments by various methods including checks, cash, and bank transferFinancial reporting and analysis – Create standard or customized reports from real-time data for business planning and audit reviews.Sales and customer management Acquiring new customers is important for success, but maximizing customer relationships is just as crucial.

SAP Business One provides the tools to help you efficiently
manage the entire sales process and customer lifecycle – from initial contact to final sale to after-sales service and support. Its integrated functionality provides a complete view of prospects and customers so you can better understand and meet their needs. As a result,
you can turn prospects into customers, increase sales and profitability, and improve customer satisfaction. The software’s functionality includes:

Sales and opportunity management Track opportunities and activities from first contact to closing

Customer management Store all critical customer data in one place, with dashboard overviews of all relevant information

Service management Efficiently manage warranty and service contracts; enter and respond to service calls quicklyIntegration with Microsoft Outlook Manage customer contacts with full Outlook synchronisationReporting and analysis Create detailed reports on all aspects of the sales process, including sales forecasting and pipeline tracking, using time-saving templates

SAP Business One provides accurate information about inbound and outbound shipments,inventory, and item location. You can value inventory using standard costing, moving average, FIFO, and other methods; monitor stock levels; and track transfers in real time.
You can run real-time inventory updates and availability checks and manage standard and special pricing. You can also apply volume, cash, and customer discounts and run reports that reveal their impact. The software’s functionality supports:Warehouse and inventory management
Manage inventories using various costing models, maintain item master data, and use multiple units of measure and pricing

Bin location management Manage inventory by dividing each warehouse into multiple subzones, set up allocation rules, optimize stock movement, and reduce picking timesGoods receipt and issue control Record goods receipts and issues; track stock locations and transfers; enable consignment, drop-ship, and other orders; and perform inventory and cycle counts

Production and material requirements planning Create and maintain multilevel bills of materials (BOMs), issue and release production orders manually or by backflush, and globally maintain prices for BOMs

Efficient reporting Generate reports with timely data and display them in various formats or dashboards.

Reporting and administration
SAP Business One provides powerful analytic and reporting tools. It includes a complimentary and fully integrated version of SAP Crystal Reports® software, so you can gather data from multiple sources and generate timely and accurate reports based on company-wide data. Integrated with Microsoft Office, SAP Crystal Reports lets you choose from a variety of report formats and control access to information displayed.
With optional analytics powered by SAP HANA, SAP Business One takes advantage of inmemory computing for analysis and reporting. You gain real-time access to predefined dashboards and reports, as well as productivity tools to support decision making.
You can tailor forms and queries to meet specific requirements without technical training. You can also configure settings to define exchange rates, set authorisation parameters, and create import and export functions for internal mail, e-mail, and data.SAP Business One includes:Report creation and customization Access data from multiple sources, create new reports, and customize existing ones in a variety of layouts with minimal IT overheadAd hoc analysis Leverage Microsoft Excel pivot tables to slice and dice your data, seeing your business from new anglesIntuitive tools Drag and relate, drill downs, search assistance, and workflow-based alerts.
Embedded analytic applications from SAP Fully integrated standard printing and reporting platform:
• Customers receive Business Objects technology, a leading solution for printing and reporting
• Compelling embedded real-time reporting function with SAP Crystal Reports
• Powerful visualizations and built-in analytics with SAP Crystal Dashboard Design
• Real-time business transparency and clarity